Potty training

My little one is 19 months old now and my other half and my sister think she is ready for potty training but I'm not too sure.
What age is it meant to start? How do you know they are ready? How do you start it?

Comments (10)

I bought a potty as LO (little one) kept wanting to go on the big toilet upstairs, she's taken to it really well and hasn't had an accident from 4-7.30 when I leave her with no nappy for 2 days now, but she hasn't pooped on it yet. I wasn't planning on starting now but you could try and see how it goes? If lo doesn't take to it just leave it and try again in a few weeks or whatever? That's my plan anyway!

I'm probably going to wait until Spring/ Summer next year. Although my little boy is very interested in the toilet and wees, I don't yet feel his language is at the stage where he will understand if I explain to him how it feels if he needs to wee, why he needs to go on the potty etc.

Already started at 16 months, he knows to potty 1st wee of the day and before/after bath. We let him wear pull ups in the day. Going to start encouraging weeks in potty in the day now. Bought a noisy book from Mothercare. We still have the odd pee on the floor. Still thinks it's funny! Boys!! 🤣

I mainly leave lo nappy off at home now, she will go to potty for a poo and most of the time for a wee. If I notice her touching her bottom I ask if she needs a wee and she will say yes or no. Both my boys were trained at just two so I expect she'll be similar.

I got a potty for my eldest when she was about this age and let her decide. She potty trained at 3 and is only just doing poos on toilet confidently at nearly 4. I think of it as long as there toilet trained by the time they go to school then that's ok, whatever works for your child.

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